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The Future of Transgender Troops in the United States

As it stands, transgender troops already in the military have been able to serve openly since then-Secretary of Defense Ash Carter's statement last year. But transgender recruits have not yet been allowed to enlist.

Susannah Rodrigue

One of two Indonesian men is publicly caned for having sex, in a first for the Muslim-majority country where there are concerns over mounting hostility toward the small gay community, in Banda Aceh on May 23rd, 2017.

Social Justice

Protecting the Rights of the LGBTQ Community in Indonesia

While Indonesia has historically prided itself as a stronghold of moderation, recent events shine a light on just how tenuous this self-perception is.

Cornelius Hanung

A Minneapolis vigil following the Pulse massacre.

Social Justice

The Violence of the Everyday

Even before the Pulse massacre, 2016 was on track to be the deadliest year for LGBTQ people in America.

Melissa Gira Grant

LGBT members and their supporters take part of the Equality March for Unity & Pride parade near the Washington monument in Washington, D.C., on June 11th, 2017.

Social Justice

The Resilience of Pride in the Trump Era

Queer people mobilized in Washington, D.C., this weekend to celebrate gains and to push back against threats.

Brandon Tensley

Singer Carly Rae Jepsen and songwriter Justin Tranter speak onstage during the 28th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on April 1st, 2017.

Social Justice

The Brilliant Queerness of Carly Rae Jepsen

The singer's music taps into a shared queer history of escape, longing, and disappointment—while reveling in the pleasure of all those emotions.

Brandon Tensley

An activist displays a rainbow flag in front of the Chancellery in Berlin on April 30th, 2017, during a demonstration calling for an end to the persecution of gay men in Chechnya.

Social Justice

Chechnya’s Growing Hostility Toward Its LGBTQ Community

Recent reports from Chechnya indicate that officials are rounding up, torturing, and killing Chechen men suspected of engaging in homosexual activity.

Aubrey Menarndt

All-gender restroom at the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco, California.

Social Justice

Why It Makes Sense for Cis People to State Their Pronouns

Egalitarian movements won't work if we keep putting the onus on the non-conforming.

Malcolm Harris

News in Brief

Meet the Ordinary Americans Running for Congress in Response to Trump: Brianna Wu

With the 2018 mid-terms still well over a year away, the field of congressional candidates is already becoming crowded with no-name insurgents. Pacific Standard spoke with a few of those novices about their decision to run.

Kate Wheeling

Social Justice

Court Rules Same-Sex Couple Can Seek Damages Against Kim Davis

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a same-sex couple could seek damages against the county clerk who denied them a marriage license in 2015.

Kate Wheeling

News in Brief

If Justice Kennedy Goes, So Do LGBT Rights

Nearly 320 million people live in the United States. But when it comes to major U.S. legal controversies,…

Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza